Kelvin Broadus

In biological labs, scientists often take some sort of organism and place it in these little glass dishes, Petri dishes, to allow it to grow to sufficient levels. The dishes contain "food" to assist in this growth process, allowing it to increase at a level far quicker, and to a state that is far stronger, than in nature.

In our lives, workplaces, and beyond, we often need to be at our greatest strength in terms of our responsibilities, but unfortunately tend to fail at putting the same effort into "growing our expertise." Our brains are similar, in theory, to the Petri dish, and the skills that we are developing are like the bacteria. Just as you have to feed the bacteria and ALLOW IT TO GROW by giving it time to absorb and process the food, we also must do the same for our skills.

We feed our skills by reading constantly, attending seminars, and learning from others who are able to teach us. We allow our skills to grow and develop by reflecting on what we've been learning and PRACTICING those things.

If we are willing to follow these same types of principles used in the lab for our own personal growth, we'd be surprised at how quickly and how strong our skill levels would also increase, but instead of having cultures of bacteria, we'd have cultures of expertise.